Arch Sweeps Wake County Speedway Doubleheader Weekend!

Robert Arch, Raleigh turned the double this past weekend winning the Dirt Cheap U-Car 25 lap feature events on both Friday and Saturday night at America’s favorite Bullring,Wake County Speedway. The 2 day racing extravaganza featured drivers from the tri-state region running both night’s.  The Aviator Brewery Late Model stars shined Friday evening with Ricky Jones roaring under the checkered flag first in the 60 lap feature event.Bradley McCaskill, Knightdale continued his strong 2013 racing season with a hard fought 2nd place finish. Hickory’s Brandon Setzer crossed under the waving flag in 3rd place with Garner drivers Alex Fleming and Joe Heigl rounding out the top 5 positions. Robert Arch is a threat to win anytime he straps into a racecar and won Friday’s 25 lap Dirt Cheap 25 lap feature event. Speedster Kristin Gault had a great night, finishing in 2nd place holding off Dwayne Godwin at the stripe.Patrick Arch came home in 4th place followed by Chris Gault in 5th place.
These drivers had the fans on their feet battling 3 and 4 wide through the turns.
The C-Mini Mart Mayhem Stock Division continues to grow in cars with Lee K. winning the 25 lap feature event. Opening night winner, Jeremy Ottaway finished up in the runner up position. Knightdale’s  Jessie Richardson,Jr. and Michael Woodard had a tremendous battle  for 3rd with Jessie nipping Michael at the stripe by 2/10ths of a second.Young Gun Thomas Poole finished in 5th in his Mustang.
 The Rockside Tires Legends feature winner Keith Newcomer turned back all challengers in winning the 25 lap feature event. Dillion Spain ran 2nd followed by Caleb Day in 3rd place, Billy Hall in 4th and multi-time track champ, Billy Gomez, Jr. in 5th place.
The Southern Ground Pounders Series put on  a show with coupes,coaches and late model sportsman cars. The Sportsman winner was Mack Tatum and the Mod winner was Chris Burns. Thank you club members for towing from the tri-state region.
Saturday night featured many new visitors to victory lane with Multi-time track champ Alex Fleming of Garner nailing the exciting 60 lap Aviator Brewery Late Model Feature event.
Fleming, McCaskill and Setzer battled between themselves all race long before Alex roared under the checkered flag for the win. McCaskill finished 2nd in his Atlantic Toyota with Setzer placing 3rd. Brandon Clements and Garner’s Joe Heigl rounded out the top 5 finishers.
Round 2 of the weekend for Robert Arch in the Dirt Cheap U-Cars feature event found Arch in victory lane with the broom, sweeping both night’s racing card. Chris Gault ran great, coming home in 2nd place with Patrick Arch and Kristin Gault running in 3rd and 4th with James Stroud rounding out the top 5 positions.  Garner driver, Kenny
Tabler capped off a great night of action winning the Mt. Dew Kickstart Modified 4 feature event holding off, Dennis “The Dominator” Capps. Raleigh’s Randy Ayers had a great run to cross under the stripe in 3rd place. Todd Langdon, Garner finished the evening in 4th place with Raleigh’s Tommy Turner coming home in 5th place. Dillion Spain was your Rockside Tires Legends feature event winner holding off Kenneth Tripp who had a strong 2nd place finish. Billy Hall ran 3rd followed by Billy Gomez, Jr. and Caleb Day.
Wake County Speedway wants to thank everyone for celebrating the Custom Brick and Supply/
Mini-Mart Weekend with us; the fans, the drivers, car owners, The Southern Ground Pounders Series.  A great night of racing action is on tap this coming weekend,May 4th as Wake County Speedway presents Twin 30 lappers for the Aviator Late Models, 30 laps for the Mt.Dew Kickstart Mod 4′s, 25 laps for the Dirt-Cheap U-Cars plus a Bandoleros feature.
Wake County Speedway is located off of Highway 401 South on Simpkins Road in Raleigh, N.C. . Pit’s open Friday night at 5 with the grandstands opening at  6 o’clock. Fan and family tickets prices are only $10. for adults, 6-11 years of age $5. and kids under 5 admitted free!
By the Grace Of God and 600 horsepower,hope to see you at the races!

Media Day and Open Practice – March 29, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2013
RALEIGH – The New Wake County Speedway is racing into the 2013 season with new leadership, a total facilities overhaul and a mission to become the best Friday night track on the East coast.

The storied speedway, open for half a century, is unveiling its massive makeover at Media Day from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m this Friday, March 29. New ownership will be available for interviews and cars will be on track for photo.

The 2013 season is scheduled to begin on Friday, April 5 with close to 20 weeks of racing scheduled and fanfare anew.
New owner Adam Resnick has leased the 50-year-old facility from the Simpkins family and joined forces with speedway veteran Charlie Hansen to bring big time racing back to the Triangle area.

Resnick, acting as President of Racing Operations, and Hansen, working as Promoter and General Manager, have already received a flood of support from car owners, drivers, fans, sponsors and advertisers on the heels of historic improvements.

The speedway facility has been completely remodeled from the bleachers to the lighting to the track surface, and every space in between. Along with renovations and additions has come a fresh face for the track including, among other things, a mascot, new marketing and a rebirth as “The New Wake County Speedway: America’s Favorite Bullring.”

The New Wake County Speedway is located at 2109 Simpkins Road in Raleigh, right off 401 South heading out of Raleigh. The track is located online at wakecountyspeedway.com.

Media Day is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Friday, March 29.
For more information contact Adam Resnick at 919-478-0877 or adamwcs@yahoo.com.

New Era For Wake County Speedway

Raleigh, NC(December 24th, 2012) –  After 27 straight successful seasons, The Simpkins Family ,for the second time in the tracks 50 year history has decided to “hang up the helmet”, and lease Wake County Speedway. A multi-year agreement between the Simpkins and Adam Resnick has been inked.

Acting as President of Racing Operation, Resnick is promising to put The “NEW” Wake County Speedway back on top. He has hired as Promoter and General Manager, Charlie Hansen. Hansen will handle the day to day operations of the business. He is no stranger to the local racing scene. Coming off a great year as GM at Southern National Motorsports Park in 2012, he has proven himself as being able to bring Professionalism, Fairness, and Integrity to the track!

Adam is committed to Charlie the resources necessary to make The “NEW Wake County Speedway” the best Friday Night track on the east coast. There will be several new projects going on in the short off season. There are plans for a new Tech Shed, Lighting Improvements, repair and reseal the track surface, sound system improvements, bleacher and sign repair just to name a few.

The 2013 schedule is still being fine tuned, but at this time there are 19 weeks of racing on tap. The 2013 season will kick off Friday April 5, 2013 and conclude Friday September 6, 2013.

The “Featured” division will be the Nascar/ASA type Late Models running scuff tires and 350cfm carburetors. The track will also run the Street Stocks, Mini-Modifies, U-Cars, Modified 4cylinders, and Legends. The track is also looking to add some shows for the Super Late Models, Southern Ground Pounders, Flat Head Fords, Allison Legacy Series, and Bandolero’s.

The “NEW” Wake County Speedway is looking forward to lots of the support from Car Owners, Drivers, Fans, Sponsor’s and Advertisers.

For more information contact Charlie Hansen. Email CharlieHansen13@aol.com. Charlie will be out of town until January 2, 2013. He will return all emails and questions as promptly as possible.

A Look Inside Mini Cups

An inside look at MiniCups

 

By Paul Bommer

Flood Racing – Team Engineer & Part-time Crew Chief

#65 MiniCup Ford F150 & #88 MiniCup Ford Fusion

“So what is a MiniCup anyway? Is it like a Bandolero or a go-kart?” I can’t say how many times I’ve been asked that question over the last four years. I usually respond with this canned answer while demonstrating the features and recounting some facts:

“No, it’s a ½ scale fully adjustable race car, with four corner coilovers, adjustable control arms, panhard bar, rack and pinion steering, and disc brakes powered by a Honda GX390 single cylinder engine mounted in the back. All the same stuff as a Late Model, just without the swaybars, and a lot less power, but it rolls through the corners as fast as the Late Models…yes, a 10 year old drives it…” more…